Obituaries

KALONA ? Perry Bruce Miller, 58, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2015.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Gospel Light Fellowship in Kalona with Elders Ed Bateman and Lynn Helmuth officiating. Burial will be in the Sharon Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday at Gospel Light Fellowship. A memorial fund has been established for Gospel Light Fellowship. The ...

INDIANOLA ? Matthew S. Burkhead, 32, of New Virginia, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at his home.A celebration of life memorial service will be held at noon, Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Medora United Methodist Church in Medora. Memorials may be given to the family in his name. Overton Funeral Home in Indianola is in charge of the arrangements.Surviving are his mother, Melody; four siblings, Mike Burkhead and wife ...

WELLMAN ? Tina Michelle Ewalt, 43, of Kinross, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 20, at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman. Burial will be at a later date in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until time of the service, Friday at the funeral home.Mrs. Ewalt was born Jan. 27, 1972, the ...

WEST LIBERTY ? Margaret F. Richey Thomason, 98, died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19, at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. A general memorial fund has been established.Mrs. ...

Gilbert ?Gib? William Schrepfer, 92, formerly of Bonaparte, died at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, 2010, at Good Samaritan Society-Van Buren in Keosauqua.A funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Jackie Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Greenglade Cemetery in Farmington.Open visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the family present from

Marion Conrad ?Tink? Reschly, 93, of Wayland, formerly of Crawfordsville, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, in the Parkview Home in Wayland.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 21, at the Sugar Creek Mennonite Church in Wayland with the Rev. Nathan Luitjens and the Rev. Rachelle Luitjens officiating. Burial will follow at the Sugar Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m., Friday at the ...

Thomas Holmes ?Whitey? White, 70, of Erie, Colorado passed away with his family by his side on October 22, 2015 from complications with pulmonary fibrosis in Lafayette, Colorado. He was born in Washington, Iowa to Vernon and Florence (Holmes) White. He was raised in Crawfordsville, Iowa where his parents owned White?s General Store. Following his graduation from Ainsworth High School he went on to attend and ...

KALONA ? Linda Arlene Wooldridge, 74, of Kalona, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, in the Pleasantview Home in Kalona.Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 13, at the East Union Mennonite Church in rural Kalona with the Rev. Joel Beachy and the Rev. Firman Gingerich officiating. A graveside service will ...

KALONA ? Leo Richard Mellecker, 80, of Hills, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 13, at St. Joseph?s Catholic Church in Hills with the Rev. Spiekeremeier officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Stanislaus Cemetery in rural Hills. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m., Thursday at the church, with a rosary at 4 p.m. A ...

LONE TREE ? Charles Wilbur Huff Sr., 78, of Lone Tree, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial will be in the Lone Tree Cemetery. Following committal services at the cemetery, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Lone Tree American Legion. ...